Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Almere City FC vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Almere City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:30 UTC Yanmar Stadion 4,222 HT 45' · FT 45'
Baptiste Guillaume 8' 1–0
1–1 67' Leandro Bacuna
Hamdi Akujobi 18' Y
Y 53' Finn Stam
Y 60' Marvin Peersman

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Assistant 1 Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
Almere City FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D
24 Aug PSV H 1–7 L
16 Aug Fortuna Sittard A 0–3 L
10 Aug AZ H 0–1 L
19 May NEC H 1–4 L
12 May AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Almere City FC A 1–1 D
25 Aug AZ H 0–0 D
17 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
09 Aug NAC Breda H 4–1 W
28 May Sparta Rotterdam H 0–5 L
21 May SBV Vitesse A 0–6 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Yanmar Stadion that hosts another battle between Almere City FC and FC Groningen.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Almere City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 8' What a strike from Baptiste Guillaume! The score is 1-0.
  • 13' The 22-year-old Thom van Bergen has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 18' That is a card for Almere City FC. Hamdi Akujobi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dick Lukkien will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' Netherlands international Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Thomas Robinet as he departs to be replaced by Junior Kadile.
  • 51' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' Finn Stam was booked on 53.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' Marvin Peersman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' The whistle greets Finn Stam as he departs to be replaced by Wouter Prins.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Leandro Bacuna — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 70' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Baptiste Guillaume departs to be replaced by Ruben Providence.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Almere City FC. Faiz Mattoir is replaced by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at Yanmar Stadion. Almere City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Almere City FC and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hedwiges Maduro

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Almere City FC or FC Groningen 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC34% Draw29% FC Groningen37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Groningen
66%
Almere City FC or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC25% Draw47% FC Groningen28%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.